Take this short quiz to see how much you know about candy science.
1. If you put an M&M at the bottom of a beer bottle, the beer will fizz like crazy.
Fact or Fiction?
2. If you drop a few M&M’s into a bowl of warm water, the white M’s will eventually float to the surface.
Fact or Fiction?
3. If you chew Wint-O-Green Lifesavers in the dark, and watch your mouth in a mirror as you’re chewing, you’ll see flashes of blue-green light.
Fact or Fiction?
4. If you add six Mentos mints to a 2-liter bottle of Diet Coke, expect a geyser-like explosion.
Fact or Fiction?
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If you answered “fact” to all of the above, you are correct and probably did not have your mom or dad do your science projects for you.
Back in the 7th grade, my dad did make a “wet cell” for me, so I felt it necessary to do some double-checking on these experiments in my “lab” (a.k.a. kitchen counter) today. Here’s what I found …
Experiment #1
This past New Year’s Eve, a friend mentioned the trick about putting an M&M in a bottle of beer and watching the beer fizz. At the time, we didn’t waste a beer to test his scientific prowess. When I tried it this afternoon, my Bud Light was bubbling like fine French champagne:
Experiment #2
Immediately after my highly successful beer experiment, I plopped a few M&M’s into a bowl of warm water. Sure enough, the little M’s peeled off and floated up toward my camera:
Experiment #3
Unfortunately, I did not have Wint-O-Green Lifesavers on hand, but, according to CandyExperiments.com, “When you crunch the candy, electrons in the sugar combine with molecules to emit light. The wintergreen oil used for flavoring makes the light more visible.” Sounds awfully scientific, so I’ll take their word for it. (BTW, this is a great site for science projects.)
Experiment #4
My kids have done the Mint Mentos trick with Diet Coke many times, so I can vouch for the reaction. If you visit eepybird.com, you’ll find some great Coke-Mentos experiment videos. Here’s my favorite:
Have you ever done any cool candy science experiments?
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